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Published inAug 2023
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Behram Irani
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Behram Irani

Behram Irani is currently a technology leader with Amazon Web Services (AWS) specializing in data, analytics and AI/ML. He has spent over 18 years in the tech industry helping organizations, from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, modernize their data platforms. In the last 6 years working at AWS, Behram has been a thought leader in the data, analytics and AI/ML space; publishing multiple papers and leading the digital transformation efforts for many organizations across the globe. Behram has completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Pune and has an MBA degree from the University of Florida.
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Why does a performant and cost-effective data platform matter?

One of the key pillars of a modern data architecture on AWS is around the performance and cost of the data platform being built. Users of the platform are not going to wait 5 minutes for a report to load. Also, if an organization were to measure the return on investment from the data platform, getting a dollar’s worth of benefit is not sustainable if it costs them two dollars to get the result.

The performant and cost-effective pillar of modern data architecture on AWS matters for several reasons:

  • Cost-efficiency: Optimizing costs is crucial for any organization. By implementing a cost-optimized data architecture, you can minimize unnecessary expenses and achieve a better return on investment. AWS provides a wide range of services and tools to help you control and optimize your data-related costs.
  • Scalability: AWS offers highly scalable services that allow you to scale your data infrastructure based...
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Published in: Aug 2023Publisher: PacktISBN-13: 9781801813396

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Behram Irani

Behram Irani is currently a technology leader with Amazon Web Services (AWS) specializing in data, analytics and AI/ML. He has spent over 18 years in the tech industry helping organizations, from start-ups to large-scale enterprises, modernize their data platforms. In the last 6 years working at AWS, Behram has been a thought leader in the data, analytics and AI/ML space; publishing multiple papers and leading the digital transformation efforts for many organizations across the globe. Behram has completed his Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from the University of Pune and has an MBA degree from the University of Florida.
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